Forest Products from Latin America. Annotated Bibliography of ...

Describes, with photomicrographs the microscopic char-
acteristics of the wood structure of duco (Clusia sp.),
achotillo (Vismia baccifera), and bella maria (Vochysia sp.).
Lebacq, L.; Hinostroza-C., D.; Bravo-M., M.;
Ayuque-A., C. 1973. Classification of woods from Ama-
zonian Peru (anatomical and physical characteristics). Doc-
umentation Economique, Musee Royal de l’Afrique Cen-
trale, Tervuren. 3:1-124.
Describes studies of a large number of woods from the
Amazonian region of Peru. Tabular data on anatomical
and physical characteristics of the specimens are given with
lists of the woods alphabetically by common and scientific
names with vernacular equivalents and by vernacular names
with scientific equivalents. Some of the woods have not yet
been identified.
Leonardo, P.B. 1968. Commercial woods of Brazil
(Madeiras commercais Brasleiras). Sao Paulo, Brazil: In-
stituto de Pesquisas Tecnologicas. 857:25.
Lepe, B.G. 1959. Anatomy and histology of 21 species
of trees of Chiapaneco (Estructura anatomica e histologica
de un grupo de 21 especies del bosque Chiapaneco). Inst.
Mex. Invest. Tec. 199 p.
Lima, J.T.; Della Lucia, R.M.; Vital, B.R. 1986. The
influence of moisture on mechanical properties of woad
from Eucalyptus saligna Smith (Influencia do teor de umi-
dade nas propiedades mecanicas de madeira de Eucalyp-
tus saligna Smith). Vicosa, MG, Brazil: Revista Arvore.
10(1):27-43.
Lincoln, W.A. 1986. World woods in color. New York:
MacMillan. 320 p.
Link, R.R. 1954. Study of native timbers (Estudio sobre
maderas indigenas. Uruguay). Silvicultura. 5:7-62.
Physical and mechanical properties are provided for 11
species.
Lisboa, H. 1983. Technical side of Chilean pine. Divi-
sion of Planning and Development, Arauco Co. Ltd., Chile.
Wellington, New Zealand, Department of Internal Affairs.
8 p.
Describes Chilean pine (Pinus radiata) with data on wood
density, strength, drying and shrinkage, decay and preser-
vation, and uses. Comparisons are made with P. radiata
grown in New Zealand and other Chilean conifers.
LNPF (Laboratorio Nacional de Productos Fore-
stales). 1974. Characteristics, properties, and uses of
104 woods of the high western plains (Caracteristicas,
propiedades, y usos de 104 maderas de los altos llanos
occidentales). Merida, Venezuela: Universidad de los An-
des, LNPF. 106 p.
Provides standard properties of 104 woods.
Londono-A, A. 1967. Structural anatomy of 20 woods
of Colombia and keys to their identification (Estructura
anatomica de 20 maderas colombianas y clave para su iden-
tificacion). Merida, Venezuela: Universidad de Los Andes.
62 p.
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Longwood, F.R. 1962. Present and potential commer-
cial timbers of the Caribbean-with special reference
to the West Indies, the Guianas, and British Honduras.
Agric. Handb. 207. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
Presents a summary of information on 71 important tim-
bers of the area. Includes: distribution and habitat; de-
scriptions of tree and wood; seasoning and shrinkage;
strength properties; working properties; natural resistance;
and permeability.
Lopes, C.A.C.; Pinto, R.G.; Dourado, R.S.A.[and
others]. 1983. Contribution to the anatomical study
of some woods of Amazonia (Contribuicao ao estudo
anatomico de algumas madeiras da Amazonia). Belem,
Para, Brazil: Superintendencia do Desenvolvimento da
Amazonia. 23 p.
The following woods from Para are covered: Bombax glo-
bosum; B. longipedicellatum, Hevea guianensis; Mouriri
brevipes, Sacoglottis guianensis, Stryphnodendronsp.,
Pithecolobium pedicellare, P. amplissimum, Neea sp.,
Qualea cf. dinizii.
Lopez, H.; Ortega, F. 1989. Tree angiosperms of Mexico,
No. 2, anatomy of 11 species (Angiospermas arboreas de
Mexico, Num. 2, Anatomia de once especies). In: Boletin
Tecnico, La Madera y Su Uso 23. Mexico, DF, Mexico: In-
stituto Nacional de Investigaciones Sobre Recursos Bioticos,
INIREB. 128 p.
Describes the anatomy, nomenclature, and ecology of the
following species: Acer saccharus Marsh subsp. skutchii
(Rehder) E. Murray; Avicennia germinans (L.) L.; Carya
ovata (Mill.) K. Koch var. mexicana (Engelm. ex Hems-
ley) M.; Casuarina erectus L.; Casuarina equisetifolia L.;
Conocarpus erectus L.; Eysenhardtia polystachya (Ort.)
Sarg.; Haematoxylon campechianum L.; Laguncularia race-
mosa (L.) Gaertn; Magnolia schiedeana Schlecht; and
Rhizophora mangle L.
Loureiro, A.A. 1976. Macroscopic and microscopic study
of the anatomy of 10 species of the genus Aniba (Lau-
raceae) from Amazonia (Estudo anatomico macro e mi-
croscopica de 10 especies do genero Aniba (Lauraceae) da
Amazonia). Acta Amazonica. 6(2, supl.):1-85.
Loureiro, A.A.; Lisboa, P.L.B. 1979. Wood anatomy
of six species of Ormosia (Leguminosae) from the Ama-
zon Basin (Anatomia do lenho de seis especies de Or-
mosia (Leguminosae) da Amazonia). Acta Amazonica.
9(4):731-746.
Covers several species of Leguminosae found in the Ama-
zon, including Ormosia coccinea, O. costulata, O. flava,
O. macrocalyx, O. nobilis, and O. paraensis. Macro- and
microscopic anatomy and common uses of the woods are
noted.
Loureiro, A.A.; Rodrigues, W.A. 1975. Anatomical
study of the wood of the genus Swartzia (Leguminosae)
from Amazonia–I. Acta Amazonica. 5(1):79-86.
Describes Swartzia laevicarpa, S. recurva, and S. ulei wood
anatomy with photomicrographs (macroscopic and mi-
croscopic), and discusses botany, nomenclature, habitat,